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Reeth Bay

Reeth Bay is a small curved bay on the southernmost tip of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies to the south of the village of Niton with a 1⁄4-mile-long (0.4 km) shoreline. It faces south out into the English Channel and lies to the east of St. Catherine's Point lighthouse. It is at the centre of a small hamlet called Castlehaven where there is a concrete ramp for launching small craft. The beach is predominantly sand and pebbles. The seabed is a mixture of rocks and mud. The bay is best accessed from the road from Niton that leads down to the bay.

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Reeth Bay
Reeth Bay
Reeth Bay
Location within the Isle of Wight
Civil parish
  • Niton and Whitwell
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Reeth Bay is a small curved bay on the southernmost tip of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies to the south of the village of Niton with a 1⁄4-mile-long (0.4 km) shoreline.1 It faces south out into the English Channel and lies to the east of St. Catherine's Point lighthouse. It is at the centre of a small hamlet called Castlehaven where there is a concrete ramp for launching small craft.2 The beach is predominantly sand and pebbles. The seabed is a mixture of rocks and mud. The bay is best accessed from the road from Niton that leads down to the bay.

History

There is a 19th-century lifeguard cottage at the bay.3 The bay used to be a popular tourist destination and had bathing machines during the Victorian era.2 There also used to be an east-facing slip at Puckaster for fishing boats.

References

References

  1. "Reeth Bay" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. Peter Bruce (May 2008). Wight Hazards. Boldre Marine. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-871680-51-5.
  3. Historic Environment Action Plan The Undercliff